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Richard Boone

Richard Boone

Acting

Born June 18, 1917 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Richard Allen Boone (June 18, 1917 – January 10, 1981) was an American actor who starred in over 50 films and was notable for his roles in Westerns and for starring in the TV series Have Gun – Will Travel. Boone was born in Los Angeles, California, the middle child of Cecile (née Beckerman) and Kirk E. Boone, a corporate lawyer and 4th great-grandson of Squire Boone 1744–1815, a brother to frontiersman Daniel Boone. His mother was Jewish, the daughter of immigrants from Russia. Richard Boone graduated from Hoover High School in Glendale, California. He attended Stanford University in Palo Al…

Known For · 40 titles

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961
What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950
Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

1955
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957
Climax!

Climax!

1954
Studio One

Studio One

1948
Suspense

Suspense

1949
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948
The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

1952
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950
Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip

1967
Medic

Medic

1954
Frontier

Frontier

1955
Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven

1960
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953
The Alamo

The Alamo

1960
The Robe

The Robe

1953
Hombre

Hombre

1967
The Hobbit

The Hobbit

1977
Winter Kills

Winter Kills

1979
The Richard Boone Show

The Richard Boone Show

1963
Hec Ramsey

Hec Ramsey

1972
Big Jake

Big Jake

1971
The Shootist

The Shootist

1976
The Bushido Blade

The Bushido Blade

1981
The Front Page

The Front Page

1949
The Century Turns

The Century Turns

1972
The War Lord

The War Lord

1965
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

1951
The Big Knife

The Big Knife

1955
Halls of Montezuma

Halls of Montezuma

1951
City of Bad Men

City of Bad Men

1953
The Kremlin Letter

The Kremlin Letter

1970
The Tall T

The Tall T

1957
Away All Boats

Away All Boats

1956
The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

1978
The Arrangement

The Arrangement

1969
The Raid

The Raid

1954